Chance to buy a high end gaming machine

Budget:
Got money to spend

Expectations:
High end gaming machine

Usage:
heavy gaming

I'm looking at configuring a great high end machine and I'd like to get others opinions. This is the config I currently have been playing around with. Please let me know if it's overkill or what might be changed. Thanks guys.

Specifications:
Configuration Code: 2041082
Total Price with Instant Savings: $10,998.00


Specifications:
Chassis Model: Aventum 3
Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Lust Red <br><strong></strong>
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition (18-Core) 2.60GHz
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (ThunderboltEX 3 Compatible) (Intel X299 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 64GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power) <br><strong></strong>
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (3TB Seagate / Toshiba)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (Founders Edition) (PRE-ORDER ETA 9/20) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 <br><strong></strong>
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (2x Graphics Cards + CPU) <br><strong></strong>
HydroLux Tubing Style: Flexible Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Red Flexible Tubing + Clear Fluid (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables) <br><strong></strong>
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student (PC Attach Key PKC Only, No Pre-install) <br><strong></strong>
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

I was thinking about the overclocking and I always hear mixed reviews on it. But I have been debating it.

And i've been thinking about the RTX cards as well, it's such unfamiliar ground. I almost wonder if I get 1080s and upgrade once the card has been out awhile.

Please indulge me for a minute. I completely understand that you have a boatload of money, and you want to spend it. You have not, however, designed a high-end gaming machine. It is rather, a scientific workstation capable of analyzing the quantum drift of various black holes or some such.

Games are specifically designed to run on low-end equipment. It's good business sense because it means the market of gamers who can run your game is huge. For instance, I read recently that 90% of all Steam customers are rocking 4 cores OR LESS. Every game I know of CAN run on a dual core chip. Now that doesn't mean it will run great, but it will run. The high-end gaming CPU right now is the Intel i7 8086k. Six cores, twelve threads, very fast base clock of 4 Ghz (1.4 GHz faster than the 7980XE) and turbos to 5.0 on all cores. PERFECT for gaming.

The RTX2080 Ti is capable of crushing every game on every monitor on ultra settings. If you had two of them, the second one would have absolutely nothing to do for ~$1600.

My view is not to rain on your parade, but to suggest you don't go quite so overboard when the inevitability is that within a year, your monster rig will already be losing ground. Just buy what you need for the premier gaming experience of a lifetime for the next 3-4 years, and have a reserve for upgrades down the line.

I put this suggestion together for you:

Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 2041302

I think I included most of your signature items.

GREAT CPU!!!
I picked the MSI mobo because it's enough, and I like it over Asus.
No gamer needs 64GB of RAM.
One 2080 Ti is plenty probably until heck freezes over.
Can't beat the Samsung 970 Pro 1TB for primary storage and you want Western Digital for secondary.
Chose the 5/3 warranty 'cause it's in the budget.

I may be going in the wrong direction from the bragging rights rig you wanted. but this one will just kill for years to come and it's $5000 less!

Hope it helps.


Oops, forgot the sound card. You don't need it, but if you want it, throw it in there!

No, this helps a ton. I knew I was going to some extremes, and I was way off the mark. That's why I came to this forum to get some veteran advice. I went on a high and now i'm coming down off it, I really like this config you have and it doesn't completely break the bank. Thank you so much for your help, I am really considering this config.

Originally posted by Cretae Please indulge me for a minute. I completely understand that you have a boatload of money, and you want to spend it. You have not, however, designed a high-end gaming machine. It is rather, a scientific workstation capable of analyzing the quantum drift of various black holes or some such. Games are specifically designed to run on low-end equipment. It's good business sense because it means the market of gamers who can run your game is huge. For instance, I read recently that 90% of all Steam customers are rocking 4 cores OR LESS. Every game I know of CAN run on a dual core chip. Now that doesn't mean it will run great, but it will run. The high-end gaming CPU right now is the Intel i7 8086k. Six cores, twelve threads, very fast base clock of 4 Ghz (1.4 GHz faster than the 7980XE) and turbos to 5.0 on all cores. PERFECT for gaming. The RTX2080 Ti is capable of crushing every game on every monitor on ultra settings. If you had two of them, the second one would have absolutely nothing to do for ~$1600. My view is not to rain on your parade, but to suggest you don't go quite so overboard when the inevitability is that within a year, your monster rig will already be losing ground. Just buy what you need for the premier gaming experience of a lifetime for the next 3-4 years, and have a reserve for upgrades down the line. I put this suggestion together for you: Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 2041302 I think I included most of your signature items. GREAT CPU!!! I picked the MSI mobo because it's enough, and I like it over Asus. No gamer needs 64GB of RAM. One 2080 Ti is plenty probably until heck freezes over. Can't beat the Samsung 970 Pro 1TB for primary storage and you want Western Digital for secondary. Chose the 5/3 warranty 'cause it's in the budget. I may be going in the wrong direction from the bragging rights rig you wanted. but this one will just kill for years to come and it's $5000 less! Hope it helps. Oops, forgot the sound card. You don't need it, but if you want it, throw it in there!

Edited by hoserator - 09 Sep 2018 at 2:05am